Sandpoint woman writes book about move to North Idaho

Susan Church Moore’s move from suburban Philadelphia to a cabin in Clark Fork is the focus of the new book “Hiberden: A North Idaho Adventure,” which is available at Bonners Books in Bonners Ferry.

Moore in 1993 moved with her husband to the cabin heated only by wood and surrounded by forests and wildlife. She began journaling and taking photos of the wildlife in the area.

It was a journey that included cutting wood for heat, learning the dangers of dry lightning, meeting wild animals up close in her yard and digging out from record depths of snow with the threat of flooding when it melted.

“It took me about four years to complete,” said Moore. “During the four years, I was elected as a trustee at the East Bonner County Library and had to put the project on hold.”

Now living in Sandpoint, Moore still takes photographs, and when asked what inspired her to take on such a project she replied, “That is a hard question to answer. The short version is a professor once told me that in order to improve my writing, I needed to write every day, and when I left Pennsylvania, I found it a perfect opportunity to do just that.”

“Now I have 37 three-ringed binders full of my writings and I make cards and stationary of my photos,” Moore continued.

For more information or to purchase a copy of the book, send an e-mail to info@hiberden.com.